Woe to me that I gave my portion to the people of the land

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Woe to me that I gave my portion to the people of the land

Woe to me that I gave my portion to the people of the land

Figuratively: I regret having supported people who are unworthy, or having entrusted matters to those who are undeserving.

("Rabbi opened the treasures in two forms and said: Let enter those versed in Scripture, Mishnah, Gemara, Halacha, Haggadah, but the people of the land shall not enter. Rabbi Yonatan ben Amram pressed in and entered. He said to him: Rabbi, support me! He said: My son, have you studied? He said: No. Again? He said: No. Then how shall I support you? He said: Support me like a dog or a raven… And he was distressed and said: Woe to me that I gave my portion to the people of the land! Rabbi Shimon bar Rabbi said to him: Perhaps Yonatan ben Amram is your student who does not wish to enjoy the honor of Torah from his youth? They checked and he was forgotten; Rabbi said: Let all enter." – Baba Batra 8a)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

אוֹי לִי שֶׁנָּתַתִּי פִּתִּי לְעַם הָאָרֶץ

Definition (Hebrew)

בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: אֲנִי מִצְטַעֵר עַל כָּךְ שֶׁתָּמַכְתִּי בַּאֲנָשִׁים שֶׁאֵינָם רְאוּיִים לְכָךְ, אוֹ שֶׁמָּסַרְתִּי דְּבָרִים בִּידֵי מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ רָאוּי לָהֶם.

("רַבִּי פֶּתַח אוֹצָרוֹת בִּשְׁנֵי בְּצוּרַת, אָמַר: יִכָּנְסוּ בַּעֲלִי מִקְרָא, בַּעֲלִי מְשַׁנֶּה, בַּעֲלִי גְּמָרָא, בַּעֲלִי הֲלָכָה, בַּעֲלִי הַגָּדָה, אֲבָל עַמִּי הָאָרֶץ אֶל יִכָּנְסוּ. דַּחַק רַבִּי יוֹנָתָן בֶּן עַמְרָם וְנִכְנַס, אָמַר לוֹ: רַבִּי, פַּרְנְסֵנִי! אָמַר לוֹ: בְּנֵי, קִרְיַת? אָמַר לוֹ: לָאו. שֵׁנִית? אָמַר לוֹ: לָאו. אִם כֵן, בָּמָה אֲפַרְנֶסְךָ? אָמַר לוֹ: פַּרְנְסֵנִי כְּכֶלֶב וּכְעוֹרֵב...וְקָא מִצְטַעֵר וְאָמַר: אוֹי לִי שֶׁנָּתַתִּי פֶּתִי לָעָם הָאָרֶץ! אָמַר לְפָנָיו ר' שִׁמְעוֹן בָּר רַבִּי: שֶׁמָּא יוֹנָתָן בֶּן עַמְרָם תַּלְמִידְךָ הוּא, שֶׁאֵינוֹ רוֹצֶה לֵהָנוֹת מִכָּבוֹד תּוֹרָה מִיָּמָיו? בִּדְקוּ וְאֶשְׁכַּח, אָמַר רַבִּי: יִכָּנְסוּ הַכֹּל" - בָּבָא בָּתְרָא ח ע"א)

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